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Chancellor

One who has judicial authority, literally, a “lord of judgement;” a title given to the Persian governor of Samaria (Ezra 4:8, 9, 17).

In the Bible

3

Verses where Chancellor is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Ezra 4:8

    Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:

  • Ezra 4:9

    From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates—the judges and officials over Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,

  • Ezra 4:17

    Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.

Scripture on Chancellor

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Chancellor references

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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